India has emerged as the nucleus of Outsourcing storm sweeping across the globe right now. The majority of outsourcing contracts are moving to India, despite the fact that countries like China or Russia are offering better rates. The chief reason is the availability of a large pool of IT and
engineering talent and a huge skilled workforce, at very competitive costs. The dollar goes a long way in India and companies in the USA are saving billions of dollars by shipping out non-core functions.

In 2004, Outsourcing to India is expected to grow by at least 30 percent, according to research conducted in the USA. There has been a corresponding growth in the opposition to outsourcing, especially since it is not just low-wage manual labour jobs that are being shipped out to India. There is much pressure on governments to ban it altogether.

However, research shows that for every dollar that moves out of the USA, an additional $1.20 is created. The company can plough this money back into the American workforce, through expansion and by diversifying their enterprise. This will lead to the creation of more jobs in the USA. Not to mention, of course, the gains brought in by efficiency and market competitiveness.

In the first sense, "IT outsourcing" means hiring somebody outside your company to provide IT services. Outsourcing is most common for companies whose IT needs are well known in advance. IT  outsourcing can also mean hiring someone to be your IT department. Such a partner must have people who can work closely with your staff to understand your unique business problems so that you can deliver, implement, and service unique solutions.

Offshore Outsourcing of software is simply software development at another location, a facility connected with the client's location using high-speed data communication links to allow engineers and managers to communicate on a real-time basis. Clients on the other side of the globe can monitor developments and project milestones on an up-to-the-minute basis, ensuring both quality and progress.

Offshore Development Benefits

Flexibilty In Staffing Levels And Skill Sets No one likes to lay off staff, but the unpredictable nature of demand sometimes requires it. On the other hand, recruiting candidates with the
appropriate skill sets and experience and bringing them up to speed in your environment can be a daunting and time-consuming proposition - diverting resources from your core mission.
Outsourcing companies like Brickred have more projects and can thus manage staffing capacity much more efficiently. If you don't need our developers anymore, we just reassign them to something else. Outsourcing allows you to transform your IT budget from a fixed to a variable cost.

Experience

There are three broad areas of IT expertise

Business Analysis (knowing how a business works and how software can improve things);
Technical Skills (the power cord is connected to the power supply, the power supply is connected to the heat fan, etc); and Project Management Skills (what has to happen to get some work done on time and on budget). Your company may be good at all these things or at none of them. IT outsourcers may also be good at all three or at none of them. The market is
fragmented and it's hard to judge quality unless you already know somebody who has worked with a company before. One way to find out would be to hire a consultant who can assess the outsourcer. Another way is to execute a short project with the outsourcer. If you are considering a long-term relationship, either may be a smart investment.

Flexibility

Offshore Software Development is synonymous with flexibility. When facing a large project but of short duration, you can use Offshore programming to limit the number of new employees and administrative support personnel. BrickRed allows you to double the number of programmers you have access to and better yet, we are just a phone call away.

Cost Benefits

For start-up companies, the benefits of Offshore Software Development can be monumental for the simple fact that it allows you to go farther on your VC funding. The costs of Offshore software Development are much lower than hiring programmers to fulfill your design. Our past experience with our international clients makes us very confident that we will deliver the best
possible quality, at significant cost savings to you, every time! . Offshore outsourcing price-wise is hard to beat.


Independence

Offshore developmentoffers another major advantage: independence. Most software vendors or investors cannot conduct independent analyses of their own or their competitors' products. BrickRed not only performs development work but also can obtain the competition's software for evaluation purposes for clients. This ability allows us to ask the questions you want answered
and not disclose client identity.